| Anson County Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: KAFP – FAA LID: AFP | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Anson County | ||
| Location | Wadesboro, North Carolina | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 300 ft / 91 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 16/34 | 5,498 | 1,676 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2005) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 7,200 | ||
| Based aircraft | 32 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Anson County Airport (ICAO: KAFP, FAA LID: AFP) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) north of the central business district of Wadesboro, a town in Anson County, North Carolina, United States. It is owned by Anson County.[1]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Anson County Airport is assigned AFP by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]
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Anson County Airport covers an area of 286 acres (116 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (16/34) measuring 5,498 x 100 ft (1,676 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending August 3, 2005, the airport had 7,200 aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day: 90% general aviation, 7% air taxi and 3% military. There are 32 aircraft based at this airport: 66% single engine, 25% ultralight, 6% multi-engine and 3% gliders.[1]
The Anson County Airport was originally equipped with a runway only 3,464 ft (1,056 m). long. In 2006, a new 5,500 ft (1,700 m). runway was completed, in addition to a new 2,400 sq ft (220 m2). terminal building and several new hangars. Future plans for the airport include the addition of a new Instrument Landing System.